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forces in afghanistan. he met with american troops in the war zone, and just two weeks before heading home to take on his new job as cia director, he spoke one on one with nbc about america's mission. >> happy fourth of july to all of you. >> reporter: it's his eighth fourth of july in a combat zone, but the last in uniform for general david petraeus. he spent the day visiting some of the thousands of u.s. troops stationed in afghanistan. a farewell tour for a general many consider a rock star who found himself asking these tough as nails troops to just relax. >> the best way to relax is to put your hands in your pockets. that means you right there. go ahead. in fact, i'll put nem in my pockets, too, here. >> reporter: credited with helping turn the iraq war around, petraeus was tapped by president obama a year ago to do the same in afghanistan. he admits it it hasn't been easy. >> i never felt we could flip afghanistan the way we were able to flip iraq. >> reporter: a tough situation, but he insists not ho
forces in afghanistan. he met with american troops in the war zone, and just two weeks before heading home to take on his new job as cia director, he spoke one on one with nbc about america's mission. >> happy fourth of july to all of you. >> reporter: it's his eighth fourth of july in a combat zone, but the last in uniform for general david petraeus. he spent the day visiting some of the thousands of u.s. troops stationed in afghanistan. a farewell tour for a general many consider...
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. >> general david petraeus hands over command of american and coalition forces in afghanistan. he steps down after a mixed year in charge of more than 140,000 international troops in the country. he was the architect of the strategy that aimed to bring peace through an emphasis on protecting the local population and decisive strikes against insurgents. he is headed to washington to lead the cia. he will be replaced by general john allen. for the first time in three years, casey anthony woke up a free woman. >> she is not worth the time of day. she is dead in my room. >> an angry crowd gathered outside the jail early saturday morning and scream as the florida mother was released. her whereabouts has kept -- have been kept secret for the last 36 hours. the 24-year-old received numerous death threats, but a lawyer told about the today show" that she is safe. a new study finds that you can worry a bit less when sending them off -- sending kids off with a grandma and grandpa. changes in how california is maki >> a tour bus crash in new york kills two and injures dozens. the bus left
. >> general david petraeus hands over command of american and coalition forces in afghanistan. he steps down after a mixed year in charge of more than 140,000 international troops in the country. he was the architect of the strategy that aimed to bring peace through an emphasis on protecting the local population and decisive strikes against insurgents. he is headed to washington to lead the cia. he will be replaced by general john allen. for the first time in three years, casey anthony...
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not the one in washington. >> they weren't talking about afghanistan. they weren't talking about the fight they were in. this isn't surprising, but when you're deployed you want to make sure everything's okay at home. >> soldiers and marines in the middle of a war zone worrying about getting paid. >> they always worry about getting paid. they just sort of expect it to happen. >> reporter: you said that if, in fact, paychecks were held up, that many in the services would be devastated by missing a single paycheck. what do you mean by that? >> over half of us are married now. we're living paycheck to paycheck. so each paycheck means a lot. they count on it. so somehow i would certainly hope we could work our way through this so that these young men and women who are sacrificing so much, that you've seen this week in afghanistan, don't have to worry about this. >> reporter: but admiral mullen is worried and says if the debt talks fail, he has no idea how or if the military will be paid. brian? >> jim miklaszewski, traveling with the chairman of joint chief
not the one in washington. >> they weren't talking about afghanistan. they weren't talking about the fight they were in. this isn't surprising, but when you're deployed you want to make sure everything's okay at home. >> soldiers and marines in the middle of a war zone worrying about getting paid. >> they always worry about getting paid. they just sort of expect it to happen. >> reporter: you said that if, in fact, paychecks were held up, that many in the services would...
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the army's 170th infantribury good day in afghanistan held its breath on every kick. while around the world, this was the cheer. >> usa! usa! >> usa! >> reporter: in new york's times square. >> they've got the guys rocking the women's jerseys. it feels really good. >> reporter: suburban los angeles. >> i look up to every single one of them. >> reporter: and a sports bar where expats and tourists stood for the national anthem. in the twitter verse, thousands of fans tweeted support including justin timberlake. lans armstrong and president obama who watched the game with his family. while in frankfurt dr. jill biden and chelsea clinton represented the white house. a former soccer mom herself. >> you must be so excited! >> reporter: biden thanked the parents of the team. >> it's the moms and the dads who are behind their children and who get them to where they are today. >> reporter: it was not the ending america hoped for. but for some, it was still satisfying. >> whoever wins, i'll be happy, to be honest. >> reporter: now, japan won the cup in plenty of hearts here in
the army's 170th infantribury good day in afghanistan held its breath on every kick. while around the world, this was the cheer. >> usa! usa! >> usa! >> reporter: in new york's times square. >> they've got the guys rocking the women's jerseys. it feels really good. >> reporter: suburban los angeles. >> i look up to every single one of them. >> reporter: and a sports bar where expats and tourists stood for the national anthem. in the twitter verse,...
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. >> reporter: these 8 and 9 year olds all have a parent that have done multiple tours in iraq or afghanistan. guess what they like best about the women's team. >> they don't give up. >> reporter: it's their hallmark says espn analyst, a member of the '99 team. >> to show this courage and this feistiness and this will to just persevere when everything is against you will be, i think, their legacy, if they can win this game on sunday. >> reporter: but the americans have already achieved a big victory. they're regarded than more just world class women soccer players, world class soccer players, period. >> the women are now being appreciated for what they wanted to be appreciated all along. simply their skill as athletes. >> reporter: skills, they hope, will bring home the cup. now, this morning the team has gotten encouragement, tweets of encouragement from justin timberlake and lance armstrong and today a white house delegation arrived here led by dr. jill biden and including chelsea clinton and they met with family members of the team to let them know how proud their country is and how much t
. >> reporter: these 8 and 9 year olds all have a parent that have done multiple tours in iraq or afghanistan. guess what they like best about the women's team. >> they don't give up. >> reporter: it's their hallmark says espn analyst, a member of the '99 team. >> to show this courage and this feistiness and this will to just persevere when everything is against you will be, i think, their legacy, if they can win this game on sunday. >> reporter: but the americans...
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prepares for a gradual drawdown from afghanistan. >>> when we come back here tonight, new reeveryone is on head injuries, dementia and alzheimer's, and the group that researchers are most concerned about tonight. >>> they may have come up short in the end, but u.s. team is still "american idol"s. your sho. one day i'm on p of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores
prepares for a gradual drawdown from afghanistan. >>> when we come back here tonight, new reeveryone is on head injuries, dementia and alzheimer's, and the group that researchers are most concerned about tonight. >>> they may have come up short in the end, but u.s. team is still "american idol"s. your sho. one day i'm on p of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my...
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about 1200 service members stationed at the air base turned transit center for troops in afghanistan got a taste of home with a holiday cookout yesterday complete with hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill. on board overseas, protecting our independence the troops also enjoyed games, live music, and, of course, fireworks, all to celebrate the fourth. and a little bit of what is that salsa? >> i don't know. whatever it is, it doesn't matter. it's fun. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everyone. we had some big storms around last night. we have some sprinkles left behind. let's look of the current conditions. partly cloudy skies. temperatures in the low 70's. 71 at the airport. a mixture of sunshine and clouds on this fourth of july. a slight chance for some thunderstorms. the best chance would be latest in the day. upper 80's and low 90's. we will check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> thank you. 71 degrees on tv hi
about 1200 service members stationed at the air base turned transit center for troops in afghanistan got a taste of home with a holiday cookout yesterday complete with hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill. on board overseas, protecting our independence the troops also enjoyed games, live music, and, of course, fireworks, all to celebrate the fourth. and a little bit of what is that salsa? >> i don't know. whatever it is, it doesn't matter. it's fun. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. this...
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army ranger, six tours of duty in afghanistan. two in iraq. we sat down in washington with him a few weeks back for an exclusive interview prior to him receiving the medal of honor. it was for an action in afghanistan in a courtyard in the middle of a firefight. a grenade lands next to him and his young soldiers and he did what instinct told him to do, picked up the grenade, threw it and lost his hand and part of his arm as a result. as you'll see, he has the modesty that all of the 85 living recipients of this medal possess. >> i remember it vividly. i sat up, i grabbed it and it was like somebody had taken a circular saw and just taken it off right there and i remember the smells. i could smell the burning of the flesh. it was unreal. but, again, another weird thought went into my mind. i looked at it and i said, where's the hollywood square. why isn't this thing spraying out a country mile. >> you've seen your share of movies? >> oh, yeah. the next thing that kicked in was reality and my training. got to get thunder control. i grabbed a tou
army ranger, six tours of duty in afghanistan. two in iraq. we sat down in washington with him a few weeks back for an exclusive interview prior to him receiving the medal of honor. it was for an action in afghanistan in a courtyard in the middle of a firefight. a grenade lands next to him and his young soldiers and he did what instinct told him to do, picked up the grenade, threw it and lost his hand and part of his arm as a result. as you'll see, he has the modesty that all of the 85 living...
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. >>> the new secretary of defense in afghanistan with a striking new assessment of al qaeda. >>> final edition for a tabloid caught up in its own scandal. is there more to come? >>> and royal treatment. will and kate bring their charming style to the u.s. carrying on a long family tradition. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. betty ford, a former dancer, stay-at-home mom of four, and wife of a michigan congressman, never could have imaged the strange circumstances that in 1974 would land her and her husband, gerald ford, into the white house, but for a role she was unprepared for, first lady of the united states, she made a lot of it and changed thousands if not millions of lives in the process. betty ford died last night in california at the age of 93. she was known for speaking her mind, even when it didn't jive with her husband's political agenda, but she is best remembered for putting a public face to some awfully personal struggles and inspiring americans, particularly women, in ways no other first lady had. >>> at the ford museum in grand rapids, mich
. >>> the new secretary of defense in afghanistan with a striking new assessment of al qaeda. >>> final edition for a tabloid caught up in its own scandal. is there more to come? >>> and royal treatment. will and kate bring their charming style to the u.s. carrying on a long family tradition. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. betty ford, a former dancer, stay-at-home mom of four, and wife of a michigan congressman, never could...
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a roadside bomb has ripped through a minibus in the south of afghanistan killing at least eleven members of one family the group that included two children were thought to be afghan refugees returning from pakistan to the policy area roadside bombs planted by taliban militants the frequently used against targets of the country meanwhile in a separate part of afghanistan a local power. but was killed by to convert on a mission by. the majority moroccans approved the constitutional reforms put forward by king muhammad the sick the response to recent pro-democracy protests preliminary results showing more than ninety eight percent supported the changes the reforms give more power to the prime minister but the king still remains the head of the military religious all of the judiciary the concessions come after protests inspired by uprisings across the arab world. still ahead to come in the program ground slamming away to the final. screed of the courts go wrong way into his second wimbledon final. justice celebrated for how prowess of the beaches and the carrolls of the world sporting skills
a roadside bomb has ripped through a minibus in the south of afghanistan killing at least eleven members of one family the group that included two children were thought to be afghan refugees returning from pakistan to the policy area roadside bombs planted by taliban militants the frequently used against targets of the country meanwhile in a separate part of afghanistan a local power. but was killed by to convert on a mission by. the majority moroccans approved the constitutional reforms put...
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prepares to withdraw troops from afghanistan, another setback to report tonight. a suicide bombing has killed the mayor of kandahar, afghanistan's second largest city. the mayor who, by the way, was a dual afghan u.s. citizen was killed when an assassin detonated explosives hidden in his turban as the mayor met with tribal elders. >>> we have been reporting this week on the famine affecting millions in the horn of africa. today, a plane carrying the first airlift of urgently needed nutritional supplements landed in somalia. the shipment will be distributed to medical facilities to help starving children. >>> when we come back, the troubled life and far too early death of an olympian we got to know in vancouver, speedy as he was, he couldn't outrun his demons. >>> and later, closing the doors of an american institution after more than 100 years. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation, because it offers a superior level of protection and becau
prepares to withdraw troops from afghanistan, another setback to report tonight. a suicide bombing has killed the mayor of kandahar, afghanistan's second largest city. the mayor who, by the way, was a dual afghan u.s. citizen was killed when an assassin detonated explosives hidden in his turban as the mayor met with tribal elders. >>> we have been reporting this week on the famine affecting millions in the horn of africa. today, a plane carrying the first airlift of urgently needed...
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a suicide attack on a government compound in southern afghanistan has left at least nineteen dead and over thirty five injured it follows a string of attacks and the killing of president karzai is half brother and it comes as the u.s. withdraws its forces former cia intelligence officer michael scherer told us that the violence in afghanistan will only escalate. we're watching a charade unfold here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan national police force are never going to be able to control the country not just because they're have been trained sufficiently but also because they're divided tribal we when we are gone when nato leaves they'll go back to their tribes and they'll fight each other again and so the whole the whole house of cards will come down after the united states and its allies complete their their withdrawal withdraw in defeat really ultimately what we have after ten years of effort in afghanistan is a body count but that's all we don't have any measure of progress against the enemy the kind of hard story the hard fact is that we went there with one mission whi
a suicide attack on a government compound in southern afghanistan has left at least nineteen dead and over thirty five injured it follows a string of attacks and the killing of president karzai is half brother and it comes as the u.s. withdraws its forces former cia intelligence officer michael scherer told us that the violence in afghanistan will only escalate. we're watching a charade unfold here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan national police force are never going to be able to...
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apparently moore stationed in afghanistan recently posted a clip on youtube asking kunis to go with him. encouraged by recent co-star justin timberlake, kunis said i'll do it, agreeing to be the sergeant's date. >>> this comes to us from massachusetts where drivers of one new car can take off in more ways than one. the federal government has given the green light for the transition. america's first flying car to hit the roads and runways. it's a two-seat prop plane that can fly the friendly skies and transform to hit the highway as a four-wheel roadster. they're expected to roll out next year with a $250,000 price tag, giving drivers a costly option for beating traffic jams. >>> meet the future, bill. this is going to be -- >> it's the jetsons have finally come true. >> have i my silver pointy dress to put on. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. after some big storms last night, things have settled down. it will be a hot and humid day. 73 in parkton. 74 degrees in
apparently moore stationed in afghanistan recently posted a clip on youtube asking kunis to go with him. encouraged by recent co-star justin timberlake, kunis said i'll do it, agreeing to be the sergeant's date. >>> this comes to us from massachusetts where drivers of one new car can take off in more ways than one. the federal government has given the green light for the transition. america's first flying car to hit the roads and runways. it's a two-seat prop plane that can fly the...
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picture appeared on the front page of time magazine and the headline read what happens if we leave afghanistan that's right yes so actually your picture was used in a propaganda campaign to sell the occupation. you see this is what's very interesting and south african coming from johannes for if you show that cover to people in south africa they didn't even notice the headline because that's not our politics day so i share and the controversy came from very many different places and therefore everyone responded in very different ways depending on the politics depending on the country they came from depending on a whole lot of different variables so it didn't affect me in that way in actual fact it was a catalyst and there. it spread through the blogosphere world it was on t.v. it was everywhere and actually it was furthering and speaking about violence against women and more and more people were seeing this before we start though with the story and the question is a couple more words about the plan placing first of all what was your favorite picture among others among your competitors can you
picture appeared on the front page of time magazine and the headline read what happens if we leave afghanistan that's right yes so actually your picture was used in a propaganda campaign to sell the occupation. you see this is what's very interesting and south african coming from johannes for if you show that cover to people in south africa they didn't even notice the headline because that's not our politics day so i share and the controversy came from very many different places and therefore...
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a roadside bomb has ripped through many paths in the south of afghanistan killing at least eleven members of the family the group that included t. children thought to be afghan refugees returning from pakistan through the volatile border area roadside bombs planted by taliban militants and frequently used against targets in the country meanwhile in a separate part of afghanistan a local council member with kill her. to come with all the motorbike. twenty one workers are trapped in a mine in southwest china after a flood is there were twenty nine people on the ground when the incident happened but age of them managed to make it to safety a major rescue operation is still underway trying is coal mines the deadliest of the world thousands of miners killed every year. average or civil wrong consider uprooted new constitutional reforms put forward by king mohammad the sick the response to recent pro-democracy protests preliminary results show more than ninety eight percent supported the changes the reforms give more power to the prime minister but the king is still remains the head of the mili
a roadside bomb has ripped through many paths in the south of afghanistan killing at least eleven members of the family the group that included t. children thought to be afghan refugees returning from pakistan through the volatile border area roadside bombs planted by taliban militants and frequently used against targets in the country meanwhile in a separate part of afghanistan a local council member with kill her. to come with all the motorbike. twenty one workers are trapped in a mine in...
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. >> this is immensely more violent than the ongoing combat in afghanistan. mexico matmatters. it's the most important country along with canada on the face of the earth. >> gang violence claumed the lives of 15,000 people last year alone. it's estimatedt 1200ó[Ñiw3Ñiw3 president felipe calderon declared war on organized crime in 2006, some 40,000 people have been killed in the cross-fire of gangs fighting for lucrative drug routes into the united states. >> this is not just a drug fight. this is a struggle for the future of mexico. >> reporter: but with so much rampant killing, many question the mexican government's ability to successfully win its war on drugs. kevin tibbles, nbc news, new york. >>> back now on this side of the border, for all their glamour, the duke and duchess of cambridge, william and kate, spent part of this day in one of the less glamorous parts of los angeles as they wrapped up their visit to north america. nbc's kate snow is there for us tonight. kate, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. it is just about over now. the duke and duchess j
. >> this is immensely more violent than the ongoing combat in afghanistan. mexico matmatters. it's the most important country along with canada on the face of the earth. >> gang violence claumed the lives of 15,000 people last year alone. it's estimatedt 1200ó[Ñiw3Ñiw3 president felipe calderon declared war on organized crime in 2006, some 40,000 people have been killed in the cross-fire of gangs fighting for lucrative drug routes into the united states. >> this is not...
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we're watching a charade unfold here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan national police force are never going to be able to control the country not just because they're have been trained sufficiently but also because they're divided tribal we when we are gone when they go leaves they'll go back to their tribes and they'll fight each other again so the whole the whole house of cards will come down after the united states and its allies complete their their withdrawal withdraw in defeat really ultimately what we have after ten years of effort in afghanistan is a body count that's all we don't have any measure of progress against the enemy the kind of hard story the hard fact is that we went there with one mission which was to destroy the taliban and to destroy al qaeda and quite frankly we haven't killed enough of the enemy and their supporters to make any difference we instead tried to build a western democracy in a country that's conservatively islamic and deeply islamic and so we've failed to do that and the situation is going to remain violent and probably. detrimental certa
we're watching a charade unfold here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan national police force are never going to be able to control the country not just because they're have been trained sufficiently but also because they're divided tribal we when we are gone when they go leaves they'll go back to their tribes and they'll fight each other again so the whole the whole house of cards will come down after the united states and its allies complete their their withdrawal withdraw in defeat...
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barack obama's recent in the arts afghanistan drawdown plan has been slammed by republicans they say that would draw thirty three thousand troops by the end of next summer is too much of a military risk but obvious lauren lyster finds out that the talk of change may just be a symbolic gesture as there is no end in sight to the u.s. presence in the country. the aftermath of a taliban attack in kabul. a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners earlier this year taliban gunmen wearing suicide vests storm a guest house used by u.n. staffers. last year another attack on hotels this is where every year. examples are strewn through the near decade war familiar aftermath we have any pay down here in the south only now americans heard this declaration before news of the blast we're starting this drawdown from a position of strength about u.s. plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that's left a different mark democracy never come by a completion democracy never come by military invasion democracy never com
barack obama's recent in the arts afghanistan drawdown plan has been slammed by republicans they say that would draw thirty three thousand troops by the end of next summer is too much of a military risk but obvious lauren lyster finds out that the talk of change may just be a symbolic gesture as there is no end in sight to the u.s. presence in the country. the aftermath of a taliban attack in kabul. a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners earlier this year taliban gunmen wearing suicide vests...
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some other news in brief now roadside bomb ripped through a minibus in the south of afghanistan. killing at least eleven members of one family the group that included two children were thought to be afghan refugees returning from pakistan to the volatile border area roadside bombs planted by taliban that militants have been frequently used against targets in the country meanwhile in a separate part of afghanistan a local council member was killed by two gunmen on a motorbike. for dorothy of moroccans have approved new constitutional reforms put forward by muhammad the sixth response to recent pro-democracy protests a result more than ninety percent supported the changes the reforms that give more power to the prime minister of the kings to remains the head of the military religious authorities in the judiciary concessions come after protests inspired by uprisings across the world. mexico tropical storm arlene has claimed at least three lives as the elements continue to batter central parts of the country heavy rains threaten more flash floods and mudslides as the system moves tow
some other news in brief now roadside bomb ripped through a minibus in the south of afghanistan. killing at least eleven members of one family the group that included two children were thought to be afghan refugees returning from pakistan to the volatile border area roadside bombs planted by taliban that militants have been frequently used against targets in the country meanwhile in a separate part of afghanistan a local council member was killed by two gunmen on a motorbike. for dorothy of...
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you have been in the mountains of afghanistan. you saw 10 or 15 of your brothers killed before your eyes and many more wounded. you come back. there is a domestic problem at home. you get out of the service and you are despondent. you disappear. we have a lot of homeless veterans who are just trying to get away from it all. we have to reach out to them and do what we can for them. then we will have our hospitals. walter reed, bethesda, balboa. these are great hospitals. with all of the problems we had a while back with all of these returning wounded at walter reed, if i were injured, i would want to be at walter reed. they have an exceptional staff there. i think they were overwhelmed at that time. "the washington post" discover some of those issues. we are taking good care in the hospital of our wounded veterans. what happens when they get out? what happens to a man who has lost both arms and both legs? what happens to somebody like that if the community does not reach out and take care of them? i would encourage communities all
you have been in the mountains of afghanistan. you saw 10 or 15 of your brothers killed before your eyes and many more wounded. you come back. there is a domestic problem at home. you get out of the service and you are despondent. you disappear. we have a lot of homeless veterans who are just trying to get away from it all. we have to reach out to them and do what we can for them. then we will have our hospitals. walter reed, bethesda, balboa. these are great hospitals. with all of the problems...
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capacity as they see a chief when he opened up at the pound or a box of extremism in pakistan and in afghanistan only to be called back to duty almost thirty years later to eradicate which he's so carefully rared and groomed in his previous capacity as the cia chief. social media has brought about a communications revolution and has also helped spark revolutions to bring as a tool to avoid government censorship and organize protest in the arab world this law but everyone i find out his own resident reporter a new york if the sidewalks tell us what people that think. in today's social media driven world you can post whatever hate speech doctored photos or other nonsense you want with virtually no consequences how do you feel about that defining our times this week let's talk about that i was as stalking a guy on facebook once and by mistake instead of rising his name into the search i put as my status was all could i knew got me these things very quickly adding everybody to see did you learn your lesson yet people just put anything on their young girls young kids you know home addresses and every
capacity as they see a chief when he opened up at the pound or a box of extremism in pakistan and in afghanistan only to be called back to duty almost thirty years later to eradicate which he's so carefully rared and groomed in his previous capacity as the cia chief. social media has brought about a communications revolution and has also helped spark revolutions to bring as a tool to avoid government censorship and organize protest in the arab world this law but everyone i find out his own...
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over four years during his time as that in chief gates struggle to bring about victory in iraq and afghanistan but also controversy says the retired defense secretary actually help nurture the taliban in the first place. for our generation of the cold war warriors on the ball sites in the united states and russian federation it is robert gates the old galling simple correll defense who personalizes recalled war at its peak rhodri gates was anything but controversial and he has garnered the respect all across the board during his valedictory exit tour from again a stand all across europe and back to the united states robert gates displayed unbelievable specter of sincerity and candor providing he's honest and unvarnished assessment of the united states strategic overreach all across the globe this somehow has a hunch in his upcoming memoirs robert gates will explain his one unfinished dream that is to finish the job keep initiated in his previous capacity as the cia chief when he opened up a pound or a box of extremism in pakistan and in afghanistan only to be called back to duty almost thirty
over four years during his time as that in chief gates struggle to bring about victory in iraq and afghanistan but also controversy says the retired defense secretary actually help nurture the taliban in the first place. for our generation of the cold war warriors on the ball sites in the united states and russian federation it is robert gates the old galling simple correll defense who personalizes recalled war at its peak rhodri gates was anything but controversial and he has garnered the...
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commander in afghanistan at a re-enlistment ceremony in kandahar province today. he was confirmed to become the director of cia last week. >>> one more thing to be proud of the u.s. special olympics team and new cache of gold medals in athens, team usa celebrates the closing ceremonies of those games today. >>> it is now 7:09. back to savannah, willie, and maria. big congratulations to all of them. >> great to see that. al has the morning off. let's get the weather from the weather channel's maria la rosa. >> here at home, the weather is quiet, at least for now. as we head into the afternoon, a few widely scattered showers and thunderstorms. otherwise, partly cloudy. >>> willie, back to you. >> maria, thanks. >>> new details this morning about the apparent unraveling of the sexual assault case against former imf chief dominick strauss-kahn. this just days after he was suddenly released from house arrest. nbc's jeff rossen is with us with more. jeff, good morning. >> willie, good morning to you. he really hit the town this weekend. literally overnight dominick stra
commander in afghanistan at a re-enlistment ceremony in kandahar province today. he was confirmed to become the director of cia last week. >>> one more thing to be proud of the u.s. special olympics team and new cache of gold medals in athens, team usa celebrates the closing ceremonies of those games today. >>> it is now 7:09. back to savannah, willie, and maria. big congratulations to all of them. >> great to see that. al has the morning off. let's get the weather from...
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four years well during his time as pentagon chief gates struggle to bring about victory in iraq and afghanistan are these military contributors says the retard defense secretary actually help nurture the taliban in the first place. for our generation of the cold warriors on the both sides in the united states and russian federation it is robert gates the oh golly secretary of defense who personalize it because of the war and it's the robert gates was anything but controversial and he has garnered the respect all across the board during his well you carry exit to work from again this day all of us here of him back to the united states robert gates displayed unbelievable specter of sincerity and candor providing he's honest and unvarnished assessment of the united states strategic have already reached all across the globe this somehow has a hunch and he's now coming memoirs robert gates will explain his run unfinished dream that is to finish the job keep initiated in few sprints past me as the cia chief when he opened up at the pound or a box both extremists in pakistan and in afghanistan only to
four years well during his time as pentagon chief gates struggle to bring about victory in iraq and afghanistan are these military contributors says the retard defense secretary actually help nurture the taliban in the first place. for our generation of the cold warriors on the both sides in the united states and russian federation it is robert gates the oh golly secretary of defense who personalize it because of the war and it's the robert gates was anything but controversial and he has...
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that's causing anxiety from wall street to the battle fields of afghanistan. as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, discovered for himself today, nbc's jim wikachenski is traveling with him. >> reporter: here at the hot spots of kandahar, american soldiers and marines are still dodging bullets, rockets and road side bombs every day. amazingly, when they had a chance to throw questions at the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, their number one concern was the ongoing debate back home over the debt ceiling. >> the checkbook is not unlimited. >> reporter: admiral mullen told soldiers at kandahar that if the talks failed they'd still have to fight but they might not get paid. >> there are plenty of you that are living paycheck to paycheck. so if paychecks were to stop, it can have a devastating impact and it can have a devastating impact pretty quickly. >> reporter: at camp leatherneck, mullen told marines given the state of the u.s. economy, all the services face a cutback in the size of the force, and maybe ev
that's causing anxiety from wall street to the battle fields of afghanistan. as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, discovered for himself today, nbc's jim wikachenski is traveling with him. >> reporter: here at the hot spots of kandahar, american soldiers and marines are still dodging bullets, rockets and road side bombs every day. amazingly, when they had a chance to throw questions at the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, their...
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at least thirteen members of a family died when a roadside bomb struck their minibus in southern afghanistan the group including two children were thought to be afghan refugees returning from pakistan through the volatile border area roadside bombs planted by taliban led militants are commonly used in the country and elsewhere in afghanistan a local council member was killed by two gunmen opened fire from a motorbike. police in a bar rain have fired tear gas at hundreds of anti-government protesters who are denouncing peace talks between the sunni led government and the shiite opposition that's according to reports the dialogue follows months of violent protests that claimed over thirty lives the shia community in bahrain claims it's discriminated against by the sunni majority of thousands were dissipated in nationwide demonstrations demanding their political representation. now leon panetta has been sworn in as the new u.s. defense secretary replacing what gates would held the post for over four years over his time as pentagon chief gates struggle to bring about victory in iraq and afghanis
at least thirteen members of a family died when a roadside bomb struck their minibus in southern afghanistan the group including two children were thought to be afghan refugees returning from pakistan through the volatile border area roadside bombs planted by taliban led militants are commonly used in the country and elsewhere in afghanistan a local council member was killed by two gunmen opened fire from a motorbike. police in a bar rain have fired tear gas at hundreds of anti-government...
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thirteen members of a family died when a roadside bomb struck their mini gas in southern afghanistan the group including two children or thought to be afghan refugees returning from pakistan through the volatile border area roadside bombs planted by taliban militants are commonly used in the country elsewhere in our local council members who go to government to open fire for a moment by. thoughts of starter between the bahrain's sunni led government and the sheer opposition following months of antigovernment protests that claimed over thirty lies the shia community in daraa and claims longstanding discrimination against the majority group. of people participated in nationwide demonstrations demanding the fair political representation. all true. logo's wife maria shriver has filed for divorce after twenty five years of marriage the kennedy era cited irreconcilable differences and ask the custody of their two children it was revealed today that they're going to have a child out of wedlock over ten years ago he was elected governor of california in two thousand and three elections post
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other international news for you know a roadside bomb has ripped through a minibus in the south of afghanistan killing at least eleven members of one family a group that included two children with afghan refugees returning from pakistan the volatile border area roadside bombs planted by it but it's also being used against targets country while a separate. incident was killed. by. a majority of moroccans have approved constitutional reforms forward by one hundred sixty response to this post of what was the protest in results. a sense that the changes reforms give more power to the prime minister. of the military just. she's conditioning concessions come out the protests and uprisings across the arab world . to mexico tropical storm arlene has claimed at least three lives as elements continue to batter central parts of the country every rain is threatened more flooding and mudslides since the system moves towards the pacific up to twenty thousand people could be affected. season's first tropical storm came ashore in mexico and central gulf coast area. city of mexico which some would want to welc
other international news for you know a roadside bomb has ripped through a minibus in the south of afghanistan killing at least eleven members of one family a group that included two children with afghan refugees returning from pakistan the volatile border area roadside bombs planted by it but it's also being used against targets country while a separate. incident was killed. by. a majority of moroccans have approved constitutional reforms forward by one hundred sixty response to this post of...
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plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that's left a different mark democracy never come by a completion democracy never come by military invasion democracy never come by cluster bomb by white phosphorus by muscle car by bumping our wedding parties and in washington talk of winding down war in one country does not wind down talk of tackling the global terrorist threat as the focus seems to shift to neighbors should be refocusing resources on pakistan yemen somalia parts of north africa and other locations i've always believed pakistan is more central to what happens in afghanistan a change in the guard at the department of defense with robert gates retiring and former cia chief leon panetta getting sworn in signals this change of course to critics i see no difference between and between him and robert gates and for afghanistan we now hear a presidential pledge to pull thirty three thousand troops out by september two thousand and twelve fully we're covering the surge i announced at west point we
plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that's left a different mark democracy never come by a completion democracy never come by military invasion democracy never come by cluster bomb by white phosphorus by muscle car by bumping our wedding parties and in washington talk of winding down war in one country does not wind down talk of tackling the global terrorist threat as the focus seems to shift to...
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country and elsewhere in afghanistan a local council member was killed by two gunmen who opened fire from a motorbike. talks have started between a bahrain's sunni led government and the shia opposition following months of anti-government protests that claimed over thirty lives the shia community in bahrain claims longstanding discrimination against the majority group thousands of people participated in nationwide demonstrations demanding their political representation. and we start started international film festival in moscow is coming to a suitably dramatic climax with the winner of the best film being announced our correspondent peter all over is there at the ceremony soaking up the glitz and glamor. this year's winner of the coveted golden george award is the movie the waves directed by alberto my is it's a smallish movie the second year in a row that a spanish language movie has won the top prize here at the moscow international film festival last year it was the turn of. brothers this year though it's gone to the waves a movie set against the backdrop of the spanish civil war
country and elsewhere in afghanistan a local council member was killed by two gunmen who opened fire from a motorbike. talks have started between a bahrain's sunni led government and the shia opposition following months of anti-government protests that claimed over thirty lives the shia community in bahrain claims longstanding discrimination against the majority group thousands of people participated in nationwide demonstrations demanding their political representation. and we start started...
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it is poised to get worse as more soldiers returned from iraq and afghanistan. small contractors are beating out lockheed martin for a contract on a technical services. the consultant says companies that are more agile might be able to compete more aggressively as the pentagon seeks to cut costs. the bloomberg maryland index falling. are you guilty of hotel soap syndrome? rich people are into stealing bars of hotel soap. xury brands.e lug three brand for wbal-tv 11 news. >> we all know what you eat in pregnancy is important for the mother and baby. women who take in too many carbohydrates could be at risk for gallbladder disease. woman who took in the highest not had more than double the risk for gallbladder disease. what pride women eat is crucial. >> what we should advise our patience is to increase the amount of carbohydrates you taken daily. getting rid of the cakes and candies and the chips and all those things that are high in starches and carbohydrates will benefit women. >> it is hard to not eat those delicious trees. family history play an important rol
it is poised to get worse as more soldiers returned from iraq and afghanistan. small contractors are beating out lockheed martin for a contract on a technical services. the consultant says companies that are more agile might be able to compete more aggressively as the pentagon seeks to cut costs. the bloomberg maryland index falling. are you guilty of hotel soap syndrome? rich people are into stealing bars of hotel soap. xury brands.e lug three brand for wbal-tv 11 news. >> we all know...
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says it was gates nurtured extremism in afghanistan and pakistan when he too wants help the post of cia heads. for our generation of the cold warriors on the both sides in the united states and in russian federation it is robert gates the outgoing secretary of defense who personalizes because war at its peak robert gates was anything but controversial and he has garnered full respect all across the board during his valedictory exit tour from of ghana stand all across europe and back to the united states robert gates displayed unbelievable specter of sincerity and candor providing he's honest and unvarnished assessment of the united states strategic overreach all across the globe and somehow i have a hunch in his upcoming memoirs robert gates really explain his one unfinished dream that is to finish the job keith initiated in his previous capacity as the cia chief when he opened up a pound or a box of extremism in pakistan and in afghanistan only to be called back to duty almost thirty years later to eradicate the evidence which is so carefully rared and groomed in his previous capacity
says it was gates nurtured extremism in afghanistan and pakistan when he too wants help the post of cia heads. for our generation of the cold warriors on the both sides in the united states and in russian federation it is robert gates the outgoing secretary of defense who personalizes because war at its peak robert gates was anything but controversial and he has garnered full respect all across the board during his valedictory exit tour from of ghana stand all across europe and back to the...
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and its allies prepared so you pull thousands of troops out of afghanistan and washington's turns its sights to the home front the americans do count ten to. he calls for a refocus of his the says to combat the nest of terror threats before more i'm now joined live from the u.s. capital by lawrence a well said he was chief of staff to form a section of state colin powell many kinds of being with us here on do you think that this change in security strategy is warranted is the threat of domestic terror we need growing in the us. i don't think so i do think that the situation and i plan to stand up for that matter in iraq based on strategic city we caused a disaster in the persian gulf by destroying the balance of power between iran and iraq and we are now that balance of power so we're not leaving iraq any time soon we may say we are but we're not in afghanistan we destabilize pakistan we stay too long we lingered too long we have drone strike into the plot into pakistan proper so we're destabilizing pakistan and it is probably never been so fragile and such powderkeg as it is today an
and its allies prepared so you pull thousands of troops out of afghanistan and washington's turns its sights to the home front the americans do count ten to. he calls for a refocus of his the says to combat the nest of terror threats before more i'm now joined live from the u.s. capital by lawrence a well said he was chief of staff to form a section of state colin powell many kinds of being with us here on do you think that this change in security strategy is warranted is the threat of domestic...
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a marine serving in afghanistan takes a chance on youtube and asks a favorite actress, mila kunis, to a military ball. >> take a second to think about it, get back to me. >> her response? yes! and now he's the envy of the corps. this is "today" on july 12th, corps. this is "today" on july 12th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. i'm ann curry. >> i'm matt lauer. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. welcome back. we really missed you. partner in crime. >> i had perfect weather on vacation. now that perfect sunny weather has turned perfect, sunny and brutally hot. if you're in the new york area today, hopefully your afternoon plans will be indoor. 103 today. >> we're not alone. heat advisories have been issued for at least 18 states, matt. and in illinois, the dangerous temperatures are blamed for at least one death. we'll get details and al's forecast straight ahead. >>> nbc news investigates a controversy involving gop presidential hopeful michele bachmann. she owns a christian counselingh center, it's raising questi
a marine serving in afghanistan takes a chance on youtube and asks a favorite actress, mila kunis, to a military ball. >> take a second to think about it, get back to me. >> her response? yes! and now he's the envy of the corps. this is "today" on july 12th, corps. this is "today" on july 12th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. i'm ann curry. >> i'm matt lauer. nice to...
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tenth anniversary of that experience is that it's longer the world war two the further situation in afghanistan which isn't improved and even senior officials like general petraeus for example the obvious command of the military operation in afghanistan the percentage of the number of armed clashes that increases year after year look at it said that drug production cannot be fought because it damages the security situation in the country so it's a kind of closed circle in this respect to be worthwhile to note the nato operation and colored rebels which produces the most opium poppies abused in the operation was presented as a brilliant military success that you know considerable kilometers and pictures of the province were reportedly cleared of insurgents but the production of opium but it was a little story of those words. moscow wants to make sure that the u.s. missile shield in europe doesn't target russia and washington claims there's no need to worry but won't sign any legal guarantees nazis alexy reports from romania where parts of the proposed shield will be placed the russian accent mea
tenth anniversary of that experience is that it's longer the world war two the further situation in afghanistan which isn't improved and even senior officials like general petraeus for example the obvious command of the military operation in afghanistan the percentage of the number of armed clashes that increases year after year look at it said that drug production cannot be fought because it damages the security situation in the country so it's a kind of closed circle in this respect to be...
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the rest of the afghanistan situation all of these things and so dreams are low and it doesn't give any comfort however i think the west can actually and the world can assist this syrian regime we don't exist policy. contact that's playing to them and the ways that they can move into rather than just making statements and changing the laws seem to be content with condemning and making these crazy statements when you know the regime is lets them out or not. coming up with a program with me kevin zero in an epidemic of depression since japan's already high suicide rates skyrocketing as i desired to over radiation grips the country's population. crisis raging in europe claiming more and more economic sculpts spain is suffering recession and mass unemployment now been put on review by the credit rating agency moody's and the international monetary fund's want france that it needs to impose cuts to avoid becoming europe's next debt crisis victim this is the biggest part of a greece is being dealt another blow by one of its main credit is germany's finance minister says it won't write a blank
the rest of the afghanistan situation all of these things and so dreams are low and it doesn't give any comfort however i think the west can actually and the world can assist this syrian regime we don't exist policy. contact that's playing to them and the ways that they can move into rather than just making statements and changing the laws seem to be content with condemning and making these crazy statements when you know the regime is lets them out or not. coming up with a program with me kevin...
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afghanistan. and here in frankfurt. where tangelo calhoun led her friends and family in the classic cheer. soccer, long an international favorite, enthralled america in what's been a miserable summer for sports. >> the nfl and the nba have been locked out. baseball going with the roger clemens' mistrial. and this is something americans can see and feel proud of these women going out there and playing for the purity of the sport and winning. >> reporter: but the champions would be japan, a country still reeling from an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. a victory that came in the middle of the night, and gave a weary nation a reason to celebrate. even in japan, few people thought their team would make it to the finals, let alone bring home the cup by defeating the number-one team in the world. ann? >> ann thompson, thank you very much for your report. i'm glad you got all of that team usa paint off of your face. >> i was working yesterday in the newsroom. no one was working. everyone was cheering. we got it on the
afghanistan. and here in frankfurt. where tangelo calhoun led her friends and family in the classic cheer. soccer, long an international favorite, enthralled america in what's been a miserable summer for sports. >> the nfl and the nba have been locked out. baseball going with the roger clemens' mistrial. and this is something americans can see and feel proud of these women going out there and playing for the purity of the sport and winning. >> reporter: but the champions would be...
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at least thirteen members of her family died when a roadside bomb struck their minibus in southern afghanistan the group including two children were thought to be afghan refugees returning from pakistan through the volatile border area roadside bombs planted by taliban led militants are commonly used to be contrary and elsewhere in the gonna start a local council member was killed by two gunmen who opened fire from a motorbike. reports say police are far tear gas that hundreds of anti-government protesters denouncing the peace talks between the sunni led government and the shia opposition the dialogue follows months of violent protests that claimed over thirty lives the shiite community in bahrain claims its discriminated against by the sunni majority thousands participated in nationwide demonstrations demanding fair political representation. and on the way for use of radius you wouldn't want to mess with. as it turns out arm wrestling is not just for the guys here in russia's north caucasus and more and more women are getting into the act and we managed to wrestle the secrets of some of this
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by the rest of the afghanistan situation all of these things are dreams hallow and it doesn't you know have any comfort however i think the west can actually and the world can assist the syrian regime we don't exist policy of quiet contact that's playing to them what are the ways that they can move into this rather than just making statements and changing the rules that the west seem to be content with them in making these crazy statements when you know the regime is less than i thought not. and this is r.t. later in the program. at the question where it's reza cause of japan sending the country's already high side rates soaring as excited over radiation proves the population falling marchers earthquake and tsunami. the debt crisis raging in europe is claiming more and more economic scalps spain suffering recession and unemployment has now been put on review by the credit rating agency moody's the international monetary fund has warned france that its credit rating could be slashed if it does not impose more spending cuts meanwhile the euro zone's biggest bailout recipient greece has b
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brief least eleven people have been killed in a blast of police headquarters in southern afghanistan the taliban has claimed responsibility for the suicide car bomb attack in the city of glasgow local authorities say most of the victims were police officers it's less than a fortnight since nato led forces formally handed over security in the city to afghan troops. now the volcano on the italian island of sicily is making its presence known have been for eruptions already this month and this latest is the biggest yet with flames and burning are shooting two hundred fifty meters up into the sky the flare up again on saturday morning and continued into the weekend no casualties or damage has been reported. not the same the next story though a very rare glimpse of make sure is power and the how the kid caused in russia a bit earlier on today take a look at these amazing pictures of a whirlwind sweeping through the country's far east eye witnesses say the wind literally lifted three people off a balcony there before dropping them back to the ground tragedy though to one of those people wa
brief least eleven people have been killed in a blast of police headquarters in southern afghanistan the taliban has claimed responsibility for the suicide car bomb attack in the city of glasgow local authorities say most of the victims were police officers it's less than a fortnight since nato led forces formally handed over security in the city to afghan troops. now the volcano on the italian island of sicily is making its presence known have been for eruptions already this month and this...